I don't mind calling it 'non-minor'; I do mind statements to the effect 'the welfare system has been dismantled.'
> glaring right now, with
> the economy relatively strong and the time limits only
> beginning to kick
> in, but let's reconsider this in a couple of years.
> Second, as people are
> kicked off welfare, they're losing food stamp and
> Medicaid benefits for
> which they may still be eligible. So even though
FSP and Medicaid are uncoupled from AFDC, so losing TANF has no bearing on their eligibility for the other two.
> Medicaid spending may be
> "higher than ever," I doubt very seriously whether the
> number of people
> covered is. Maybe someone here has the numbers on this.
How to informatively scale the number is not a trivial matter, since higher incomes push people out of the range of eligibility. When I write my "the welfare system is not destroyed piece" I'll try to address this.
We should not forget the new health block grant which provides health care services to kids.
mbs